Guide to the Warner L. Marsh papers, 1910-1995 (1940-1987)
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Conditions Governing Access note
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Series 1: Warner Marsh, Professional, 1929-1986
Biographical Information. 1899-1987.
Business forms and promotional materials. 1930s-1978.
Subseries 1: Business Correspondence, 1937-1978
Business correspondence. 1943-1978.
Business correspondence. 1946-1959.
Letter from Warner Marsh to Upton Sinclair. 1937.
Correspondence from Carl Taylor. 1948-1972.
Correspondence, American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature. 1959.
Correspondence: Charles M. Goethe to Warner Marsh. 1954-1960.
Memorandum: C.M. Goethe to Warner Marsh. 1960.
Correspondence: C.M. Goethe to Warner Marsh. 1961-1964.
Subseries 2: Projects and Community Plans, 1935-1986
Project Proposal: Department of Rehabilitation, Los Angeles County. 1935.
Research Methodology Rehabilitation Project, Los Angeles County. 1935.
Research Findings: Department of Rehabilitation, L.A. County. 1935-1936.
Report: "Problems of Rehabilitation in Los Angeles County" by Dept. of Rehab, L.A. County. 1936.
"Glendale Project: Progress Report" by L.A. Dept of Rehab. to L.A. Board of Supervisors and State Relief Commission to California. 1936.
Correspondence, Projects - El Dorado/Placer Counties. 1952-1960.
By-laws, minutes, memoranda, letters, incorporation papers: C.M. Goethe Arboretum Society, Incorporated. 1960-1972.
Landscaping Projects. 1961.
Plan, Bartlett Property, San Diego. 1964-1966.
Incorporation Documents: Charles C. Jensen Botanical Garden Corporation. 1975-1980.
Correspondence and Notes: Charles C. Jensen Botanical Garden Fundraising Project. 1975-1977.
Community Plan, City traffic and parking. 1949-1954.
Community Plan Guides. 1959.
Community Plan: Appointment to and Resignation from Capitol Building and Planning Commission. 1959-1967.
Community Plan: Butte County. 1943-1959.
Community Plan: El Dorado County. 1952-1986.
Community Plan: Monterey and Los angeles Counties 1943-1953.
Community Plan: Placer County (Loomis, Rocklin, Roseville). 1948-1960.
Community Plan: Sacramento Plans Committee. 1959-1960.
Community Plan: Sacramento. 1946-1963.
Community Plan: Sacramento City Highways. 1943-1956.
Community Plan: Sacramento Area Planning Association. 1953-1959.
Community Plan: Sacramento Metropolitan Railway Plan. 1954.
Community Plan: San Joaquin County. 1943-1960.
Community Plan: Siskiyou County. 1965-1968.
Community Plan: Yolo, Colusa, Shasta Counties. 1940s-1950s.
Community Plan: Yuba County. 1948.
Subseries 3: Conservation and Water Issues, 1932-1972
Articles, Floods and Food Control. 1932-1972.
Articles, Land Use / Ecology. 1950-1970.
Articles, Conservation, Urbanization.. 1950s.
Dedication of Tracy pumping plant. 1951.
Conservation Issues: Soil, water, forests, and fire. 1943-1962.
Legislation: Investigation and Survey of Water Resources. 1959-1960.
Report: "A Brief Summary of the Step-by-Step Water Plan for California." 1960.
Working Copy: "An Approach to a California Public Works Plan." 1960.
Organizations supporting access and preservation of waterways. 1962-1963.
Subseries 4: Grants, 1972-1979
Application and Basis for School Arboreta Grants Under Acquisition and Development Program, California Department of Education. 1972.
Grant Application and Plan: Arcade Creek Floodway Nature Trails (Sacramento County). 1972-1973.
Grant Application, Plan and Correspondence: Pine Hill Nature Study Facility (El Dorado County). 1972-1979.
Grant Application, Plan and Correspondence: American Indian Botanical Garden (Sacramento County). 1972-1976.
Subseries 5: Professional Publications, 1929-1973
Correspondence: Warner Marsh and American Institute of Landscape Architects - Proposed "Landscape Vocabulary" Book. 1959-1960.
Correspondence: Warner Marsh, Publisher and Others About Publication of "Landscape Vocabulary." 1960-1964.
Published Book: "Landscape Vocabulary" by Warner Marsh, Miramar Publishing Company. 1964.
Book Draft: "Landscape Vocabulary" by Warner L. Marsh - Vocabulary List. 1959-1960.
Book Draft: "Landscape Vocabulary" by Warner L. Marsh - Definitions. 1959-1960.
Book Draft: "Landscape Vocabulary" by Warner L. Marsh - Categorical Topics. 1959-1960.
Book Draft: "Landscape Vocabulary" by Warner Marsh - Index. 1959-1960.
Book Draft: "Landscape Vocabulary" by Warner Marsh - Drawings and Graphs. 1959-1960.
Manuscript #3: "Landscape Vocabulary" by Warner Marsh - Critiqued by John W. Neill. 1962.
Manuscript #4: "Landscape Vocabulary" by Warner Marsh - Critiqued by Arthur Ogilvie (?). 1962.
Working Draft Manuscript: "Landscape Vocabulary" by Warner Marsh. 1962-1963.
Articles by Warner Marsh for Sunset Magazine. October 1929-January 1930.
Report: "A Program to Solve the Problem of Unemployment and Relief in the State of California" by Warner Marsh. 1938.
Series 2: Warner Marsh, Personal, 1936-1990
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1936-1990
Correspondence, Warner Marsh. 1939-1973.
Letter and Kodachromes sent to Photo Magazine. 1945.
Correspondence, Atty. Gen. Stanley Mosk to Marsh. 1962.
Subseries 2: Writings by Warner Marsh 1946-1957
Stories written by Warner Marsh: "Wooden Indian Story" for Ananias Club; "Rabbi Gold"; and "Mysterey" (Dennis Mallory). 1946.
Essay Drafts: "The Anatomy of Progress" by Warner Marsh. circa 1953.
Article: "Political Literacy" by Warner Marsh. 1957.
"The Bible Story of Creation" by Warner Marsh. Undated.
Subseries 3: Societies, 1965-1975
Bylaws, minutes, reports: California Native Plant Society, Sacramento Valley Chapter. 1965-1981.
Correspondence: CA Native Plant Society. 1968-1990.
Correspondence: CA Native Plant Society (School Nature Areas). 1969-1973.
Correspondence: CA Native Plant Society (School Nature Areas). 1974-1975.
Report to Sacramento County Board of Education: "School Nature Areas." 1971-1973.
Meetings: CA Native Plant Society (School Nature Areas). 1972-1973.
Student artwork for slide show, CA Native Plant Society: "School Arboretums and Nature Areas for the Study of the Environment, Ecology, and Botany." 1972-1973.
Newsletters and Garden Show Programs: Sacramento Succulent Society. 1961-1962.
Subseries 4: Miscellaneous, 1934-1975
Drawing and plan for Marsh Automatic Leveling Tool. Undated.
Maps: California Natural and Historical Resources. 1934-1937.
Miscellaneous periodicals and newspaper clippings. 1936-1982.
Reports: California State Park System. 1940-1960.
Articles: Small House Designs. 1940s.
Book Inventory. 1954.
Correspondence and brochures: Miscellaneous Arboreta (Folder 1 of 2). 1958-1960.
Correspondence and brochures: Miscellaneous Arboreta (Folder 2 of 2). 1958-1960.
Manual: "Feeding and Caring for Science Room Pets" by Norman F. Marsh. 1968.
Manual: "Feeding and Caring for Science Room Pets" by Norman F. Marsh. 1968.
Course taught by Warner Marsh: College of the Siskiyous. 1968.
Lists: Edible Wild Plants. 1970s.
Series 3: Warner and Florence Marsh, Personal, 1910-1997
Florence Marsh biographical information. 1910-1997.
Correspondence to Warner and Florence Marsh. 1956-1985.
Correspondence to Florence Marsh. 1940-1993.
Writings by Gordon Vincent to Florence Marsh. 1968-1978.
Correspondence from Gordon Vincent to Florence Marsh. 1975-1985.
Letter from daughter of composer William Grant Still to Florence Marsh. 1988.
Correspondence and news items: Carmichael Garden Club. 1965-1985.
Constitution and Minutes: Carmichael Cactus and Succulent Society. 1972-1975.
Florence Marsh's notes: expenditures and meeting minutes for garden clubs. 1980.
Christmas cards. 1955-1966.
Christmas cards. 1971-1995.
Christmas cards. Undated.
Greeting cards. 1962-1995.
Greeting cards. Undated.
Choir Music Notebook of Florence Marsh. 1991.
Fernbank Quarterly DeKalb County School System - Notes on Ferns. 1992.
Warner Marsh's address books (2). circa 1940s - 1950s.
Warner Marsh's Day Book. 1956.
Florence Marsh's Year Book Diary. 1956.
Florence Marsh's date calendars. 1973, 1983.
Florence Marsh's Annual Desk diaries. 1952-1953.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh's Annual Appointment Calendars. 1958-1959.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh's Annual Appointment Calendars. 1962-1965.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh's Annual Appointment Calendars. 1966-1968.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh's Annual Appointment Calendars. 1970-1973.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh's Annual Appointment Calendars. 1974-1976.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh's Annual Appointment Calendars. 1977-1979.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh's Annual Appointment Calendars. 1980-1981.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh's Annual Appointment Calendars. 1983-1985.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh's Annual Appointment Calendars. 1986.
Mrs. Marsh's Annual Appointment Calendar. 1988.
Bereavement cards following death of Warner Marsh. 1987.
Series 4: Trade Literature, 1950s-1960s
Brochures: Residential Decorative Architectural And Landscaping Ideas. 1959-1961.
Brochures: Residential Flooring Materials. 1950s.
Brochures: Residential Glass Panels. 1950s.
Brochures: Residential Heating and Cooling Systems. 1960s.
Manuals: House Framing and Decking. 1960s.
Brochures: Residential Insulation. 1970s.
Brochures: Residential Kitchen Plans and Accessories. 1960s.
Brochures: Residential Kitchens - Electric Stoves. 1950s.
Brochures: Residential Kitchens - Gas Stoves. 1950s.
Brochures: Residential Kitchens - Miscellaneous Equipment. 1950s.
Brochures: Residential Masonry. 1960s.
Brochures: Home Lighting Fixtures and Systems. 1950s.
Brochures: Residential Metal Building Products. 1950s.
Brochures: Residential Outdoor Recreation Structures. 1950s-1960s.
Brochures: Residential Lawn And Garden Sprinklers. 1959-1961.
Brochures: Paving Materials - Asphalt. 1947-1959.
Brochures: Paving Materials - Asphalt Institute. 1947-1959.
Brochures: Plumbing Fixtures and Applicances. 1950s.
Brochures: Swimming Pools. 1924-1940s.
Brochures: Walls Siding and Room Separators. 1960s.
Brochures: Landscaping and Soil Erosion Equipment. 1960s.
Brochures: Opticals and Measuring Devices. 1950s.
Brochures: Tools and Heavy Equipment. 1940s-1950s.
Brochures: Tools and Heavy Equipment. 1950s.
Series 5: Index cards,
Subseries 1: Index card files of Plants, Trees, Shrubs and Flowers by Botanical Name, circa 1957
Index Cards: Plants by Botanical Name (Cypripedium montanum - Delphinium hanseni). Undated.
Index Cards: Plants by Botanical Name (Echinocystis watsoni - Grayia spinosa). Undated.
Index Cards: Plants by Botanical Name (Hemizonia virgata - Melilotus alba). Undated.
Index Cards: Plants by Botanical Name (Nemaladus rigidus - purshia tridentate). Undated.
Index Cards: Plants by Botanical Name (Queocarya echinoides - Symphocarpos rotundifolius). Undated.
Index Cards: Plants by Botanical Name (Tamarix gallica - Zygadenus venenosus). Undated.
Subseries 2: Index Card Files of Plants, Trees, Shrubs and Flowers by Common Name, circa 1957
Index Cards: Trees and Shrubs by Common Name (Chinese abelia - Tecate cypress). 1957.
Index Cards: Trees and Shrubs by Common Name (Haast daisy tree - Tree - Tree lupin). Undated.
Index Cards: Trees and Shrubs by Common Name (Queensland macadamia - Creambush rock spirea). Undated.
Index Cards: Trees and Shrubs by Common Name (Austrian brier rose - Whipple yucca). Undated.
Subseries 3: Index Card Files, Miscellaneous, 1940-1976
Index Cards: Trees and Shrubs by Botanical Name (Abies concolor - Kolkwitzia amabilis). 1957.
Index Cards: Trees and Shrubs by Botanical Name (Laburnum watereri - Zenobia pulverulenta). Undated.
Index Cards: "Plant Identification System of American Indian Plant Foods" (Abies balsam - Avena fatus). circa 1972-1976.
Index Cards: "Plant Identification System of American Indian Plant Foods" (Balsamoriza delzoides - Claydonia rangiferina). circa 1972-1976.
Index Cards: "Plant Identification System of American Indian Plant Foods" (Claytonia - Dryopteris dilantata). circa 1972-1976.
Index Cards: "Plant Identification System of American Indian Plant Foods" (Echinocactus - Gymnocladus dioica). circa 1972-1976.
Index Cards: "Plant Identification System of American Indian Plant Foods" (Hamamelis virginiana - Lygodesma june). circa 1972-1976.
Index Cards: "Plants Identification System of American Indian Plant Foods" (Madia densifoli Greene - Oxyria digyna). circa 1972-1976.
Index Cards: "Plant Identification System of American Indian Plant Foods" (Pachyma cocos Fries - Pyrus ioensis). circa 1972-1976.
Index Cards: "Plant Identification System of American Indian Plant Foods" (Quamasin leichtlini - Rumex venosus Pursh). circa 1972-1976.
Index Cards: "Plant Identification System of American Indian Plant Foods" (Sabal glabra - Symplocarpus foetidus). circa 1972-1976.
Index Cards: "Plant Identification System of American Indian Plant Foods" (Talinum auranticum Engelm - Zizamopsis milliacea). circa 1972-1976.
Index Cards: Flowers and Plants by Botanical Name. (Abronia maritima - Yucca buocata). Undated.
Index Cards: Trees and Plants by Botanical Names (Acantus mollis - Yucca shidiva). Undated.
Index Cards: Reno Area Plants, Trees, Flowers by Botanical Name. (Abies concolor - Wisteria sinensis). Undated.
Index Cards: Identification of Plants and Flowers on Exhibit. 1950s.
Index Cards: Flowers by common names (Aemone - Cyclamen). Undated.
Index Cards: Flowers by common name (Delphinium - Yucca). Undated.
Index Cards: "Rolodex." Undated.
Index Cards: "Products and Businesses by California Counties" (Alpine - Nevada). Undated.
Index Cards: "Products and Businesses by California Counties" (Placer - Yuba). Undated.
Index Cards: Bibliographic References by Topic: City Planning, Construction, Construction and Engineering, Gardens and Plants, Water and Soil. 1940-1950.
Index Cards: Northern California Water Agencies. Undated.
Index Cards: "Landscape Terms: Narrative For Slide Show." 1960s.
Series 6: Photographs and Kodachrome slides,
Subseries 1: Photographs,
Snapshot (1) 1.5" x 1.5", black/white; 13 Negatives, photos; Snapshot, (1), 2" x 3", black and white, and negative. Undated.
Snapshots, 8 black and white, some negatives; 1 black and white photo; 1 black and white photo. 1961-1970.
McClatchy Newspaper coverage of CSUS Arboretum: Photographs, 7 black and white. 1971.
Snapshots (20) and negatives: mixed black and white, color. 1961, 1974, Undated.
Snapshots (16) and negatives (6), black and white. 1934-1935.
Snapshots, (21) color. Circa 1960s.
Snapshots (20), black and white; some with negatives. Identification on photo sleeves. Undated.
Snapshots (20), black and white; some with negatives. Identification on photo sleeves. Undated.
Snapshots (11), black and white; one color slide. Identification on photo sleeves. Undated.
Photographs (3), black and white; Photographs (5), black and white; Copy, Master Landscape Plan. 1945, 1946, Undated.
Snapshots (37) black and white, some negatives. Undated.
Snapshots (3), black and white; Photographs (2), black and white; Photograph (1), black and white. Undated.
Photographs (4), black and white; Snapshots (2), black and white. Undated.
Photograph (1), sepia, 9 1/2" x 7 1/2", matted. 1938-1942.
Photographs (3), black and white, 9" x 9". 1961.
Photographs (10), black and white, 3" x 4" and negatives. Circa 1930s.
Photograph (1), sepia, 9 1/4" x 14 3/4". Undated.
Snapshots (6) 6 3/4" x 2" and negatives; Photographs (2) 2 3/4" x 2" and negatives, (2) 9 3/4" x 6 1/2", sepia; Photographs (6) 2 3/4" and 3" x 4", black and white; Negative (1), 2 3/4", black and white. Undated.
Snapshots (18), 2 3/4" x 4 1/5", black and white. 1972-1973.
Snapshots (28) and negatives. 1972.
Snapshots (15), 2" x 3", color. Undated.
Black and white snapshots (32) and negatives; (3) 4 1/2" x 3 1/2"; (3) 5 3/4" x 3.5". Undated.
Snapshots (18) 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" and negatives. Undated.
Snapshots (15) 2 3/4" x 3 3/4", black and white with negatives. Undated.
2 Black and white photographs of aerial views, maps, black and white (6); Project proposal. 1944-1949.
Photographs (5), aerial views, 9 1/2" x 10" and aerial survey map 6" x 8", black and white. 1965-1968.
Subseries 2: Kodachrome Slides.
Warner Marsh Kodachrome numbered slides. Undated.
Warner Marsh Kodachrome numbered slides. Undated.
Warner Marsh Kodachrome numbered slides. Undated.
Warner Marsh END of Kodachrome numbered slides; START of slides by topic, includes some numbered slides. Undated.
Warner Marsh Kodachrome slides by topic; includes some numbered slides. Undated.
Warner Marsh, END Kodachrome slides by topic, includes some numbered slides. Undated.
Subseries 3: Master Index Card File of Numbered Slides by Location and Subject.
Master Index Card File of numbered slides by common plant name or location. Undated.
Master Index Card File of numbered slides by common plant name or location. Undated.
Master Index Card File of numbered slides by common plant name or location. Undated.
Master Index Card File of numbered slides by common plant name or location. Undated.
Master Index Card File of numbered slides by common plant name or location. Undated.
Master Index Card File of numbered slides by common plant name or location. Undated.
Master Index Card File of numbered slides by common plant name or location. Undated.
Index Card File of numbered slides by common name of plants, trees, flowers. Undated.
Index Card File of numbered slides by common name of plants, trees, flowers. Undated.
Index Card File of numbered slides by common name of plants, trees, flowers. Undated.
Series 7: Artifacts, 1956-1979
a) Assorted plaqes and awards presented to Warner and Florence Marsh. b) 3 metal stamp templates copyrighted by Warner Marsh for index cards 4" x 6". Spaces for botanical and common plant names, descriptions, landscape use and growth characteristics. Various Dates, 1957.
Community Plan: a) "Treeland Project" Siskiyou County; b) City plans/maps Stockton and Sacramento. 1960s.
a) Community Plan: "Proposed American River Project." b) Community Plans: Central Valley Water Project Maps. 1940's-1970.
a) J. Bartlett Property, San Diego. b) College of the Siskiyous Survey Map. c) American Indian Botanical Garden, Sacramento. 1965, 1967, 1974.
a) Community plans b) Architectural plans. Undated.
State Highway maps: Proposed routes. 1952-1956.
Architectural plans: "P and B House." 1959-1960s.
Miscellaneous maps. Various dates.
Portrait of Warner Marsh, oil on canvas, by Natalae Bixby; 29" x 25 1/2"; Frame: wood, painted chartreuse/blue. 1946.
Audio cassette tape recording of mouthorgan piece. Circa 1975-1984.
Original art work: 1 silk screen or block print; 2 oil paintings on poster board; Miscellaneous prints. Undated.
Audio cassette tape recording of architect Jens Jensen. Undated.
Color motion picture film by CA Nurseryman's Association. Circa 1940s.